Best of Daniel K. Inouye

Best of Daniel K. Inouye

Senator Daniel Inouye

Douglas Graham

U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) lies in state December 20, 2012 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The late Senator had died at the age of 88 on Monday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland where he had been hospitalized since early December. A public funeral service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday for Senator Inouye, a World War II veteran and the second-longest serving senator in history. His remains will be returned and laid to rest in his home state.

Veterans Commemorate Pearl Harbor Anniversary

Marco Garcia

Hawaii Senator Daniel K. Inouye waits for the start of the ceremony honoring the 64th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 2005 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Around the country, Pearl Harbor survivors and others paid tribute to those lost during the December 7, 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Hawaii Senator Daniel K. Inouye waits for the start of the ceremony honoring the 64th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 2005 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Around the country, Pearl Harbor survivors and others paid tribute to those lost during the December 7, 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

US Senator Daniel Inouye, D-HI, introduc

JIM WATSON

US Senator Daniel Inouye, D-HI, introduces retired US General Eric Shenseki during a full committee hearing on Shenseki's nomination to be Veterans Affairs Secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 14, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON

US Senator Daniel Inouye, D-HI, introduces retired US General Eric Shenseki during a full committee hearing on Shenseki's nomination to be Veterans Affairs Secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 14, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON

Australian Prime Minister Addresses Joint Meeting Of Congress

Chip Somodevilla

Flanked by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (L) and Senate President Pro Tempe Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol March 9, 2011 in Washington, DC. Gillard emphasized the long and strong bond between her country and the United States.

Flanked by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) (L) and Senate President Pro Tempe Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard addresses a joint meeting of the U.S. Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol March 9, 2011 in Washington, DC. Gillard emphasized the long and strong bond between her country and the United States.

Democrats Blast Homeland Funding Request

Scott J. Ferrell

Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii, who chaired the meeting in the absence of subcommittee Chairman Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, as Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff testifies during the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal 2009 homeland security budget proposal. Democrats on the panel blasted President Bush's fiscal 2009 budget request for slashing funding for state and local first responders in half, while Republicans lauded it for prioritizing border security. ?Dramatically cutting funds for police, fire and emergency responders is not an emergency solution,? said Inouye. Inouye promised the subcommittee would reconsider the president's ?ill-considered cuts,? despite Bush's open threat to veto any appropriations bills that exceeds the amount of funding requested.

Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii, who chaired the meeting in the absence of subcommittee Chairman Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, as Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff testifies during the Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the fiscal 2009 homeland security budget proposal. Democrats on the panel blasted President Bush's fiscal 2009 budget request for slashing funding for state and local first responders in half, while Republicans lauded it for prioritizing border security. ?Dramatically cutting funds for police, fire and emergency responders is not an emergency solution,? said Inouye. Inouye promised the subcommittee would reconsider the president's ?ill-considered cuts,? despite Bush's open threat to veto any appropriations bills that exceeds the amount of funding requested.

Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye

Scott J. Ferrell

Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii, in front of a picture of himself in France as a U.S. soldier during World War II, in his office in the Hart Senate Office Building at the U.S. Capitol. He said the picture was taken just before going out on partol. Inouye lost an arm in combat during the war, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2000 for bravery.

Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye, D-Hawaii, in front of a picture of himself in France as a U.S. soldier during World War II, in his office in the Hart Senate Office Building at the U.S. Capitol. He said the picture was taken just before going out on partol. Inouye lost an arm in combat during the war, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 2000 for bravery.

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (L) presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Grant Ichikawa (2nd L), representing the Military Intelligence Service and Japanese-American veterans in recognition of dedicated service during World War II, as Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) (2nd R) and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) look on on November 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. About 19,000 veterans were awarded the honor, which is Congress' highest civilian medal.

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) (L) presents the Congressional Gold Medal to Grant Ichikawa (2nd L), representing the Military Intelligence Service and Japanese-American veterans in recognition of dedicated service during World War II, as Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) (2nd R) and Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) look on on November 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. About 19,000 veterans were awarded the honor, which is Congress' highest civilian medal.

National Tour of the Congressional Gold Medal Awarded to Japanese American World War II Veterans

Bill Clark

Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, speaks during announcement of the National Tour of the Congressional Gold Medal Awarded to Japanese American World War II Veterans in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The medal was awarded in October 2010 to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion, as well as the 6,000 Japanese Americans who served in the Military Intelligence Service during the war.

Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, speaks during announcement of the National Tour of the Congressional Gold Medal Awarded to Japanese American World War II Veterans in the Capitol Visitor Center on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. The medal was awarded in October 2010 to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 100th Infantry Battalion, as well as the 6,000 Japanese Americans who served in the Military Intelligence Service during the war.